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Dawn Huebner, PhD

Parent Coach, Author and Speaker

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I am a Parent Coach and author of popular self-help books for kids. I am also an educator, public speaker, and parent of a once-anxious child.

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Dr. Dawn Huebner

Something Bad Happened:

A Kid's Guide to Coping With Events in the News

To meet the unique demands of the present moment, Jessica Kingsley Publishers has temporarily expanded its permissions policy to make available books that are uniquely poised to help children cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Something Bad Happened: A Kid's Guide to Coping With Events in the News is one such book, guiding 6 - 12 year olds and the adults who care about them through conversations about serious world events. Fear, sadness and worry are normalized, and coping skills taught with the aim of preserving feelings of safety, optimism and strength.

Please listen to this 39-minute author-reading a few chapters at a time, with your child. Keep drawing and writing supplies on hand as children will be encouraged to pause the recording to draw, write and talk about what they are hearing.

Something Bad Happened does not talk in a specific way about the current pandemic, leaving decisions about what and how much to tell children entirely in the hands of parents. Instead, this book walks children through the process of learning about and coping with scary things in the news: calming your brain; gathering accurate information; identifying helpers; dealing with feelings; and doing something positive to feel stronger, more hopeful, and more connected to the good that exists in the world.

Be well. Stay safe. And if you find this video helpful, please share it with others who might benefit.

New Thoughts on an Old Idea

Talking Back to Worry

What to do When You Worry Too Much The piece of my thinking that has evolved most significantly in the nearly 20-years since I got on the CBT bandwagon and wrote What to Do When You Worry Too Much has to do with the relationship between a worrier and his/her Worry. I think of Worry with an upper-case W. A critter of some sort, personified, external. That part, I think I got right. But initially, I conceptualized that externalized Worry as a bully... (read more)

Parent Coaching

Parent Coaching

I offer a limited number of time slots for parents of children ages 3 - 12 struggling with anxiety, sleep difficulties, trouble with transitions and more.

Parent Coaching is an efficient, effective way for parents to learn to respond calmly and with intention to behavioral challenges, helping children build the skills they need to live happier lives.

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Books

Books

Practical and engaging, these award-winning books guide children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat anxiety, anger, negative thinking and more. Lively, humorous and immediately usable, each book presents new ways of thinking while giving step-by-step instructions that empower children to work towards change.

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Public Speaking

Public Speaking

I am available to speak in a variety of ways:

  • Live and virtual events
  • Podcasts and blogs
  • Media interviews

I interviewed Dr. Huebner recently for a news story. What a find! She was incredibly knowledgeable, and her on-camera skills were the best I've seen. In 15 minutes I had more sound bites than I could use.

Rachel Roesler, Freelance Producer

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Parent Coaching

Parent Coaching

might be for you if...

✶ You are concerned about your 2 - 12 year old, and want help understanding how to turn things around

✶ You want information and support to better manage a specific problem, or set of problems

✶ You would like to help your child learn to manage feelings more effectively and behave more appropriately

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

might be for you if...

✶ Your 6 - 12 year old has significant difficulty with anxiety

✶ You are looking for a skill-focused approach

✶ You are ready to guide your child through practice activities that will be time-consuming and emotionally challenging (I will teach you how)

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Tips for Parents

Tips for Parents

Parenting can be wonderful. It can also be exhausting, exhilarating, maddening, baffling, and surprising.

This section has a collection of tips and tricks to help you handle the toughest, and most common, parenting challenges. Dip into these short pieces for advice on everything from sensory challenges to effective reward systems.

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Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Learning About Events in the News

Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Learning About Events in the News

When children learn about something BIG and BAD — even when they hear only bits and pieces — their brains get busy trying to make sense of it.

Where did it happen?
Why did it happen?
Will it happen again?

Something Bad Happened guides children ages 6 to 12 and the adults who care about them through tough conversations about serious world events, from environmental threats to human tragedies. Care is taken to use the non-specific term “bad thing” throughout, helping parents retain control over which events to talk about, and how much information to provide.

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What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

Did you know that worries are like tomatoes? No, you can't eat them, but you can make them grow, simply by paying attention to them. If your worries have grown so big that they bother you almost every day, this book is for you.

What to Do When You Worry Too Much is an interactive self-help book designed to guide 6 - 12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of generalized anxiety. Metaphors and humorous illustrations make difficult concepts easy to understand, while prompts to draw and write help children to master new skills related to reducing anxiety.

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Complete Book List

⪼ Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Learning About Events in the News

⪼ Outsmarting Worry: An Older Kid's Guide to Managing Anxiety

⪼ What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

⪼ What To Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems with Anger

⪼ What To Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems with Sleep

⪼ What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD

⪼ What To Do When You Grumble Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Negativity

⪼ What To Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More

⪼ Sometimes I Worry Too Much, But Now I Know How to Stop

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Foreign Language Translations

⧫   Arabic     العربية
⧫   Chinese (Traditional)     漢語
⧫   Chinese (Simplified )     汉语
⧫   Danish     dansk
⧫   Dutch     Nederlands
⧫   Farsi     فارسی
⧫   French     français
⧫   Greek     ελληνικά
⧫   Hebrew     עִברִית
⧫ Hungarian Magyar
⧫   Icelandic     íslenska

⧫   Italian     italiano
⧫   Japanese     日本語
⧫   Kazakh     қазақ тілінде
⧫   Korean     한국어
⧫   Polish     Polskie
⧫   Portuguese     Português
⧫   Romanian     Română
⧫   Russian     русский
⧫   Spanish     español
⧫   Turkish     Türkçe
⧫   Vietnamese     Tiếng Việt

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Media Appearances

I am happy to talk with journalists, bloggers, radio hosts and others about kids and mental health. Please contact me.

Media Appearances

Re-thinking Anxiety (TEDx 2015)

We are hard-wired to shrink away from things that might hurt us. That’s a good thing, fighting, fleeing or freezing in the face of danger. But anxiety is about perceived danger, very different from actual danger, and over-responding leads to problems of its own.

Dawn Huebner, PhD

Re-thinking Anxiety (TEDx 2015) describes my path into this work, and gives tips on how to face fear instead of running away. Watch Re-thinking Anxiety (TEDx 2015) now.

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Please Note

I am no longer seeing children for psychotherapy. Unless I have seen your child, I cannot make suggestions about who else you might see. Please check these ideas for how to find a therapist.

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